Adorable Felt Halloween Finger Puppets

You guys! My kids and I had so much fun making these adorably creepy felt Halloween finger puppets last week!

I did learn one thing the hard way: If you are going to make a craft first so that you can take pictures, don’t show your kids or they will lose all imagination. When it was their turn to make their own, all they wanted to do was make the exact same puppets I had already made! What we are going to do with three Frankensteins, three Draculas, three mummies . . . (you get the picture) is beyond me!

You can make these cool creatures as simple or as complex as you’d like. Basic for little ones, or more detailed for older kids. You can even make them no sew. (Keep reading for directions.) You’ll have to forgive me in advance for the plethora of pictures. These little guys turned out so cute that I couldn’t stop taking pictures!

Download and print the Halloween Finger Puppet Template. Cut out the finger puppet shape and trace it two times onto a scrap of felt. Cut out the shapes. You will need two of each shape for each finger puppet.

Once you have cut out all of your shapes, select a coordinating or matching color of embroidery floss for every puppet. Leaving the bottom of the puppet open, sew around the outside edge with a blanket or whip stitch. (See detail below.)

*NO SEW INSTRUCTIONS* Instead of sewing around the edges, use a bead of fabric glue to seal the edges of the puppet.

Now’s the fun part! Make a huge mess! (We’re really, really good at that part. In fact, you might call us experts.) Using felt scraps, fabric scissors, glue and wiggly eyes, let your kids go wild and turn the puppets into monsters and Halloween characters.

Wondering what to do with your Halloween finger puppets? How about a finger play? Have you heard this one?

Five Little Monsters (Author Unknown)

Five little monsters sitting on the floor. The first one said, “Let’s knock on someone’s door.” The second on said, “Let’s act a little scary.” The third one said, “Why are we so hairy?” The fourth one said, “I hear a funny sound.” The fifth one said, “There’s no one else around.” Then “WHOOSH” went the wind and “EEK!” someone said So five little monsters ran under the bed.

I think these two might just be my favorites! What do you think? What Halloween characters will you create?

Special thanks to Elmer’s for sponsoring this post. All opinions and designs are my own.

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Love these! Kids will be far more enthusiastic about learning to sew if the result is something as cute as this! I wouldn’t be able to put them down either! Also, you made me smile at a memory from my days in art education. The professor warned us about showing samples, because the entire classroom would focus on duplicating them. And, yes, I got the exact same result when I defied that suggestion! As far as your cute daughters, though, they were motivated to practice their skills – and got the triplets of their dreams! Pinned this for use with my just-5 year old granddaughter for Saturday afternoon! Thanks for (once again!) a really, really cute – and usable! – idea!

This looks absolutely amazing! Pinned and tweeted. You always bring the most amazing creations to our party. Thank you! I hope to see you again, this Monday at 7 pm. It wouldn’t be a party without you! Lou Lou Girls

Thanks, Stef. They work well for younger and older kids. The younger kids can make them no sew, and the older kids can learn the blanket stitch if they want to “upgrade” the finger puppets a little bit.

This is perfect for my 7 year old daughter – she loves to sew (sewing is a needle pulling thread through 2 pieces of cloth 2-3 times for her lol) but I think this is simple enough for her to enjoy and not feel too unskilled for.